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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-10900 - 169 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $123.72 vs $439.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-10900 - $0.59 vs $2.18 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$123.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
164
97.0414201183432%
Value, $/FPS
$2.18/FPS
27.06422018348624%
Price, $
$439.99
28%
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 123 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1704
77.59562841530054%
Multi-Core
8421
96.71528655105088%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i9-10900
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$17.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,079.99
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61 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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15 FPS
$85.33/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
In Stock
61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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